Scope of Practice
QUALIFICATIONS
Since 2017, my personal health journey, combined with ongoing education and training, has equipped me with extensive, up-to-date knowledge in holistic nutrition, health coaching, and preventative health, so I can guide you with confidence, empathy, and practical strategies tailored to your unique needs.
I actively participate in coaching practice groups, mentorship, supervision and coach connect sessions to continually enhance my skills, supported by the professional resources of the UK & International Health Coach Association (UKIHCA).
My qualifications and certifications in continued professional development ensure an effective and safe practice.
2017-2022
- Advanced Certified Chef, Matthew Kenney PlantLab Culinary School 2017
- Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach, Institute of Integrative Nutrition 2017
- Certified Nutrition Adviser, in Advanced Principles of Nutrition, Shaw Academy 2018
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Life Coaching, Patrick Howell, 2020
- Advanced Gut Health, Institute of Integrative Nutrition 2022 (officially recognised by the National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching)
2022:
As an NHS Health Coach, I completed continued professional development with the Personalised Care Institute and other UK registered organisations.
- Personalised Conversations – Health Coaching Skills 1 & 2
- Healthy Weight Coach
- Mental Health First Aid
- Suicide Prevention
- Motivational Interviewing
2023:
- Group Health and Wellness Coaching November -December 2023
- Success Alliance, Robert Notter – Mindset Success & Neurocoaching January-September 2023
2024:
- Trauma-Informed Wellbeing Coach, August – September 2024
- Reiki 1, Anna Rose Reiki School, September – December 2024
- Group Health and Wellness Coaching, Real Balance, October 2024 – February 2025
2025:
- Reiki 2, Anna Rose Reiki School, January – April 2025
- Sound Practitioner Diploma, White Feather Training, June – July 2025
- Reiki Master, Anna Rose Reiki School, September 2025 – July 2026
- CBT Tools, Freespace Phil Harris, October 2025
'Best UKIHCA Entrepreneur'
“Laura has certainly got out of her own way with her business efforts. She collaborates with her local GP practice, Bristol’s largest zero-waste store, Yupp.co, Bristol’s marketplace for local experiences, works with a local cookery school helping children with disabilities learn how to cook and supports them in bringing healthy ways of eating into their lives and sells three gut lovin’ homemade food products in local shops. She has also been in a magazine article and supported a local youth club over the summer. Well done Laura!”
HOW I WORK WITH YOU...
What I do…
What I don’t do…
- Support you in making lasting changes to improve your health by offering positive behaviour change strategies, encouragement, motivation and accountability through a personalised, actionable plan.
- Guide you to eat well through the foundations of nutrition.
- Suggest ways to “crowd out” caffeine, sugar, alcohol, tobacco, processed food.
- Encourage clients to begin or continue lower-risk exercise such as walking and yoga.
- Help clients to engage in self-reflection and spend time in nature.
- Give people time to talk about their important relationships.
- Encourage participation in social events to engage with people.
- Help clients explore hobbies and interests.
- Recommend superfoods, multivitamins, and mineral supplements under a doctor’s supervision.
- Suggest clients ask their medical doctor about alternatives to medication and get a second doctor’s opinion if they’re unsure.
- When appropriate, collaborate closely with other healthcare practitioners to ensure we provide exceptional health and wellness care
- Recognise and act upon if a client needs to go beyond the scope of Health Coaching.
- Diagnose, treat or take responsibility for bringing about wellness changes in a client’s life; rather, he/she/they guides and supports the development of and progress toward personal wellness goals.
- Say I can cure disease or work with people's complex advanced diseases, such as cancer or kidney failure.
- Work with minors without written authorisation from a legal guardian.
- Suggest clients stop or change prescription medications or discontinue visits with their doctor.
- Exclude major food groups, recommend extreme detox programmes or recommend supplements
- Prescribe a regimen. Controversial supplements or high doses are experimented with only under supervision of a medical doctor.
- Encourage vigorous exercise without consulting their GP.
- Promote divorce or conflict with friends and family.
- Recommend that clients quit their jobs.
- Advise clients to change their religious affiliations.
- Act in the capacity of a registered dietitian, nutritionist, and functional medicine practitioner, and that any support given me is not meant to take the place of advice by these professionals.
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